By Ryan Robinson No-till farming, on the rise here and nationwide, helps reduce erosion but boosts manure smell. It's that time again.

By Ryan Robinson Organic food and traditional produce seem to be leading the way, as more farmers here cut out the middle man. RYAN ROBINSON Francine Campagnini of Aston now buys her produce, eggs and lunch meat directly from farmers.

By Ryan Robinson Fields of healthy yellow tobacco brighten the horizon. That's if you can see it beyond the cornfields, with plants soaring to 11 feet in height. Wagons full of vegetables line up at produce auctions and farmers are working overtime to fill silos.

By Ryan Robinson Local farmers' cooperative finding success with Pennsylvania Simply Sweets, which are similar to Vidalias. Some farmers here are cranking a profitable new crop up to another level.